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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
6
Sunday excursions draw patrons and several ads promote rugs at J Loeb's Stores and Gradua ting Goods. Residents travel, celebrate, relocate, or buy real estate as Wilkey Bonebrake and others handle deals. A gas plant incident injures John C. Bryant. Rev A R Heath marks a sixtieth anniversary. lawyers attend the Miller case. Sam Simmerman opens a Williamsport meat market.
4 yard linoleum at M. Boord's. P. M. Rodgers of Mound visited Tuesday afternoon. Read carefully thead of Spence Smith Spence in this issue. All sizes of Window Shades at J. Loeb's Stores. Mrs. Frank Faust gave a linen shower to Miss Jessie Bright last Friday afternoon. Paul Boord returned from the Northwest Tuesday after two months away. Mrs. Mary Stevenson and children of Indianapolis are guests of Mrs. Fannie Stevenson. Barter advertises too many suits and wants to exchange. J. M. Dunlap repainted his Liberty street residence improving its appearance. Fred Hedges and Fletcher Boyd visited Ladoga Monday for Capt J C Knox Masonic funeral. Sam Board and wife arrived from Omaha Monday evening and will stay several days to visit.
Mount Faust buys half in Finen barber shop and becomes permanent Covington resident. Miss Anna Wilson has been very ill at James Dicken's home this week, but she is better now.
Mrs J M Martin and Miss Ada Newhouse returned Friday from a ten day visit in Williamsport. County Clerk A G Madden attended a cattle sale in Indianapolis. Jacob Yerkes poured a concrete floor in his livery barn. Mrs Harriet Grant Henry Ramser James Price and Charles Brown repaint Fourth street homes. Judge Schoonover and wife plan a summer vacation in the Rockies and Pacific coast. The wheat crop in the area is good and harvests are about four weeks away. Straw hats available at J Loeb s Store.
Dr. Hicks and his wife returned from Pendleton Monday afternoon after attending the Hicks family reunion. They report a splendid time.
The sale attracted few farmers last Saturday as they were busy elsewhere. Locals report cheap buggies sold below expectations while L. D. Patton appeared in the city Monday to cover the Miller case. Dow is praised as the top reporter and a gracious man in this region.
Local note items report Chal Spinning repainting his Fourth street home and a string of social visits, with Mrs. O M Coffing and several others traveling to towns in Illinois. The ice cream and strawberry festival at Ben Bilsland's new barn drew many attendees Tuesday evening.
Fulton township commencement exercises will be held at Burnsides chapel on Thursday June 27. A good class will graduate.
The joint commencement exercises for Liberty and Washington townships in Warren county were held Saturday evening at Williamsport.
The Pocahontas ladies host an ice cream social in the court house yard this Saturday afternoon and evening. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
A letter from Cy Donaldson, after six months in California, says he feels lonesome and plans to return to his first love in August. Miss Ruth Johnson of Delphi visited friends here last week, staying with Mr. and Mrs. Mont Casey and Mr. and Mrs. Pat Casey.
Dr. Miller opens his office in the Mayer building located at the corner of Fourth and Jefferson. Office hours are 8 to 9 a m 1 to 2 and 7 to 8 p m. Residence phone 244 office 284 rings.
The Ladies Are Society of the Presbyterian church will meet at Mrs Frank Allens home next Thursday afternoon June 27 at 2 30 o clock All members requested to be present.
Mile Brachard of the Ringling shows will join the Monarch circus tomorrow morning. The troupe includes many noted performers and will perform Saturday afternoon and evening under the big tent.
A local retailer asserts customers will buy once they see the quality and value of their suits. The ad also advertises 9 by 12 room rugs at M. Boord’s.
Deputy State Mine Inspector Robert M. Irving swore out information leading to the arrest of twelve Cates mines workers on charges of violating mining laws. All pleaded guilty before Justice Limbe and were fined one cent plus costs for improper blasting and opening powder kegs with picks.
J Loebs Stores announces a large selection of ready made ladies skirts. Shoppers can find numerous styles and sizes in the new stock, with affordable prices and promotions for the season.
Secretary Harry's bulletin reports May death rate at 12.6 per thousand up from 11.9, measles most prevalent, pneumonia 331 deaths, influenza 43. One-year deaths total 368, ages 65 plus 879. City rate 15.1 per thousand vs state average. country rate 11.7. Cities exceed state averages in many causes of death.
Indianapolis reports word that gambling in the French Lick and West Baden valleys has ceased again and the gilded palaces dismantled. No explanation given as to the sudden end. A year earlier Orange County casino charters were raided and suits pending. Later, gambling in hotels run by individuals resumed but could not be reached by the state. Grand jury inquiry produced no indictments. In recent days the casinos were dismantled leaving only a few quiet poker games.
In South Bend Indiana on June 19 Hershall Eaglebarger a business college instructor drowned in the St Joseph river at Leeper Park while trying to save Edward Lay who was pulled from the water by bystanders Lay survived and Eaglebarger remains unrecovered August Peyer also drowned in the St Joseph river near the Grand Trunk railroad bridge while swimming with friends.
Vernon Ind June 15 The case of Mrs Etta Tharp administrator of the estate of Charles Tharp against Eli jah N Covert for 10000 damages has been compromised by paying 5000 It will be recalled Covert shot and killed Tharp in December last and was convicted in March of manslaughter and was sent to prison for from two to twenty one years
Frank Howland was found guilty by a Goshen jury in the trial for the attempted murder of Charles Carroll. The defense plea of the unwritten law was rejected by Judge Dodge who instructed the jury to ignore the defense.
Huntington Ind June 14 Emory Mosher a key witness in the D A Mosher murder of his daughter's infant case shot himself through the heart last evening He had just heard his sister Nora testify and claim she killed the child by crushing its head exonerating their father.
The Indiana Dental Association in Indianapolis on June 14 elected officers: R. A. Adama of Clinton as president, D. A. House of Indianapolis as vice president, C. D. Lucas of Indianapolis as secretary, and C. W. Throop of Muncie as treasurer.
The state Sunday school convention is in session in Kokomo Indiana with several hundred delegates and visitors in attendance.
School trustees at Veedersburg arrange to borrow the 13000 voted for a new schoolhouse. Work will start after plans are adopted and bids for construction are secured.
Evansville Indiana June 19 The Indiana Pharmaceutical Association opens its annual session with pharmaceutical professionals gathering for discussions and updates on industry practices and regulatory matters.
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